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Spectrum LSF

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Data mover: option for "bstage in -all" to preserve source directory structure

"bstage in -all" copies all source files into the job working directory, ignoring the source directory structure. We would like to have the option to preserve the directory structure of the source files when transferred, for example using an addit...
over 7 years ago in Spectrum LSF 0 Delivered

Added User Group aggregation for RTM

We would like RTM to aggregate the User Group information so that in the Grid -> View Jobs Listing when the UGroup value is selected that all user groups that are members of the user group in the UGroup field are included in the selection.
over 9 years ago in Spectrum LSF 3 Delivered

Enhance scheduling of shared GPU jobs to pack jobs on to GPUs

Enhance scheduling of shared GPU jobs to pack jobs on to GPUs
over 4 years ago in Spectrum LSF 1 Delivered

support queue level container parameters

We need to be able to use the EXEC_DRIVER mechanisms in a way beyond bapp, as there is only one bapp allowed in a job submission. Many of our automated (and locked) job flows already request a bapp, so they cannot use another bapp.
over 5 years ago in Spectrum LSF 3 Delivered

expand -o options for bqueues

The current bqueues -o options are useful, and it would be helpful to add the resource limits (e.g., memlimit, cpulimit, etc.) as they currently require 'bqueues -l |grep -A1 LIMIT' to collect the information.
over 5 years ago in Spectrum LSF / Administration 2 Delivered

Request ability to set the path to lmutil in Platform Analytics

Request the ability to set the path to lmutil in Platform Analytics for the flexlicusageloader data loader by setting a configuration parameter in flexlicusage.properties. This would make PA consistent with the LSF License Scheduler where the path...
over 6 years ago in Spectrum LSF 1 Delivered

A bunch of jobs dispatched together

The background:For some EDA application, it needs to start up several jobs together. After the jobs are started, they will connect to a server to register. The server waits for the registration from the jobs within a specified time interval. After...
about 8 years ago in Spectrum LSF 4 Delivered

reject multiple bmod/bkill's on same array within a time frame

In reference to PMR 59023,019,866 , our LSF cluster has frequently halted and the scheduler spirals down due to a user running too many bmod/bkill on large job arrays. Despite internal training sessions and company wide communications, this issue ...
over 8 years ago in Spectrum LSF 5 Delivered

LSF support suspend jobs can release memory

LSF support suspend jobs can release memory
over 8 years ago in Spectrum LSF 2 Delivered

LSF enforced limits

LSF currently inherits the environment (limits) from the system when the LSF Daemons are started, and doesn't compensate based on whether the LSF daemons are started by process 1 (init) or by root. If LSF is configured to startup as part of the sy...
over 9 years ago in Spectrum LSF 3 Delivered